Better handling of trips which cross the antimeridian#164
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Better handling of trips which cross the antimeridian#164lucas42 wants to merge 2 commits intoowntracks:mainfrom
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…hich pass the antimeridian Installs module `vue-leaflet-antimeridian` and uses its version of LPolyline, instead of the native leaflet version. Fixes owntracks#157
…ndencies differently, to avoid Docker build issues
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This is done by checking out the frontend source in a new stage in the Dockerfile. Fixes #6 If owntracks/frontend#164 is merged, this additional stage can be removed.
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Problem this solves
When a line crosses the antimeridian (ie the 180th meridian), the default leaflet behaviour is to draw the line going the other way around the world. For example, San Francisco to Tokyo is drawn like so:

This change will now draw that same journey using the shorter route, across the Pacific Ocean:
Fixes #157
Implementation
LPolyline, instead of the native leaflet one.Caveats
Reason for doing this
To be fully honest, I only did this because I recently completed a round-the-world trip and I wanted to make a nice map of my journey so I can brag on social media:
